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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >> that's the power of community. that's the power of shared effort and memory. some of the memories are forged when everything around us seems broken. even though i expect that some of you ultimately will end up leaving joplin, i'm confident that joplin will never leave you. the people that went through this with you, the people you once thought of as neighbors, acquaintances, classmates, the people in this auditorium now, they're your family now. they're your family. >> that was just part of the commencement speech one year after a devastate skpk deadly tornadoer to through that missouri town. >> as president obama stressed economic growth, mitt romney comes up with his own priorities, making him sound more like a man running for president in 1984. mitt romney's time warp is coming up. yet another sfat is messing with its voter i.d. laws just in time to keep people away from the polls in 2012. civil rights icon and congressman joins me. stay with us. [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can
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the united states and chinese negotiates ended, and he agreed to leave the embassy. they promised to keep him safe and allow him to study law. he told the associated press that he left the embassy after u.s. officials tolhis family was in an emotional phon with secretary clinton. he also says he now wants to leave china. shikt in china now this weekend. we have a former united states assistant secretary of state for public affairs, and the china director for human rights watch. thank you for copping on. let me ask you first of all, you first, size up the whole complicated situation right now and get into the human rights part. >> shikt in the united states a china. secretary of treasury, tim geithner, is there as well. so now human rights is a part of a very large and complex relationship between the united states and china. and you drop into the middle of this a very, very unique and tense -- >> how does she avoid either irritating them to the point of danger for an east/west confl t conflict, we don't want to go to war with china, and at the same time, fight for hu
the united states and chinese negotiates ended, and he agreed to leave the embassy. they promised to keep him safe and allow him to study law. he told the associated press that he left the embassy after u.s. officials tolhis family was in an emotional phon with secretary clinton. he also says he now wants to leave china. shikt in china now this weekend. we have a former united states assistant secretary of state for public affairs, and the china director for human rights watch. thank you for...
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up next, just five living members of the president of the united states. it's called the presidents' club. they actually get together. it's interesting how they do interact and we're going to get this story. what are they like when they get together, and what do they think of each other? do they help each other, do they like each other? these are all guys retired from politics, more or less. this is "hardball." everything that i've gained in life has been because of the teachers and the education that i had. they're just part of who i am. she convinced me that there was no limit to what we could learn. i don't think i'd be here today had i not had a wonderful science teacher. a teacher can make a huge difference in a child's life. he would never give up on any of us. thank you dr. newfield. you had a big impact on me. [ male announcer ] you plant. you mow. you grow. you dream. meet the new definition of durability: the john deere select series. with endless possibilities, what will you create? ♪ learn more about the new select series x310 with power stee
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united states senate. >> why are you a better match up against scott brown? >> i'm better because i have real world experience that speaks to all voters. we need to win more than just the democrat base in massachusetts because we have a majority of independent voters and they're looking for representatives that talk to them straight and have real world experience on the ground working with them, next to them, in their homes and businesses in the commonwealth across the state from the western part to the south shore as well as boston. i'm the one with that experience and i'll the one to take the case against scott brown. >> doesn't warren have that? >> quite frankly, i'm the real fighter in this race because i have the real world experience. we're working with people and representing them. i don't have a big university behind me, a federal government salary behind me. i do grass roots everyday in my office, representing people on a shoe string budget and fighting the federal government when they're wrong and winning my client's cases against those huge odds. >
united states senate. >> why are you a better match up against scott brown? >> i'm better because i have real world experience that speaks to all voters. we need to win more than just the democrat base in massachusetts because we have a majority of independent voters and they're looking for representatives that talk to them straight and have real world experience on the ground working with them, next to them, in their homes and businesses in the commonwealth across the state from...
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i'm not sure that i would want all of them to become president of the united states. what was remarkable is what mitt romney didn't say. he didn't explain a single thing that he learned as the leader of bain capital that would translate into being president of the united states. i think that was the problem. up with specific thing he did say that we could really learn from is he talked about one company that bain capital did invest in, which is a company that bain capital invested $18 million in. maybe he learned that government helps create jobs twice as much as private equity. >> what was your reaction? >> i thought it was really weird. it seemed like our decision was no decision at all. you just said i don't know. that is what we are seeing over several days. this was an interview that was by no means a hard ball set of questions but basic questions like tell us what you did and is this what you need to know? i have learned a lot in my entire life. it made it sound like he had more to hide than he has to hide. >> he started attacking the president. it was as if the
i'm not sure that i would want all of them to become president of the united states. what was remarkable is what mitt romney didn't say. he didn't explain a single thing that he learned as the leader of bain capital that would translate into being president of the united states. i think that was the problem. up with specific thing he did say that we could really learn from is he talked about one company that bain capital did invest in, which is a company that bain capital invested $18 million...
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communist, serving as democrat in the united states congress. i don't think there are 81 communist in the country. >> he had to get all this done while people as recently as last week were still saying he wasn't born in america. he's had to get all this done with a house of representatives that had one of the tea party members claim that 78 to 81 members of the democratic caucus were members of the communist party and neither the presidential nominee nor any of the leaders rebuked him for saying that. this is not the 1950s. at least joe mccarthy could say there was one or two living communists walking around. nobody's seen a communist in over a decade. >> well, it is a great show, ron. a great show in history. >> i don't know that there are 80 communists in communist china any more. i don't know where -- where are communists. >> if i dell is still around, i hate to say, he is still around. and raul. >> he does this great and he also does something that barack obama is also not that good at and that is telling people all the good things that he's
communist, serving as democrat in the united states congress. i don't think there are 81 communist in the country. >> he had to get all this done while people as recently as last week were still saying he wasn't born in america. he's had to get all this done with a house of representatives that had one of the tea party members claim that 78 to 81 members of the democratic caucus were members of the communist party and neither the presidential nominee nor any of the leaders rebuked him for...
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here is a guy who comes to the united states. why? his wealthy family in brazil is targeted for kidnapping. he comes to the u.s. where he has a safe place. he goes to our most prestigious college, harvard. he gets involved in the business here and makes billions of dollars. when he leaves the country, he doesn't have to pay any tax so long as he doesn't sell the shares. the government has a record if he sells the shares, how much tax he owes. talk about defriending a society and ripping it off. it's amazing. >> i find it interesting that speaker boehner suggested he may support this, although he wasn't sure if it's necessary. he's so outraged by this but he doesn't seem to say too much about companies that put their profits offshore and don't pay taxes. what about that? >> i think it's politically smart for boehner to say he's outraged but i'll be floored if he does anything about it. this guy who is moving to singapore, expatriots like him live tax free because the locals pay 80% on their forced retirement savings. a fact that the ri
here is a guy who comes to the united states. why? his wealthy family in brazil is targeted for kidnapping. he comes to the u.s. where he has a safe place. he goes to our most prestigious college, harvard. he gets involved in the business here and makes billions of dollars. when he leaves the country, he doesn't have to pay any tax so long as he doesn't sell the shares. the government has a record if he sells the shares, how much tax he owes. talk about defriending a society and ripping it off....
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states and a few years before that being the president of the united states. he could have been a contender, this is "hardball," place for "politicsnation" opinion people measure commitment by what's getting done. i'm mike utsler, and it's my job to make sure we keep making progress in the gulf. the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. another fourteen billion dollars has been spent on response and cleanup. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to the gulf of mexico research initiative... to support ten years of independent scientific research on the environment. results will continue to be shared with the public. and we're making sure people know that the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues, but that doesn't mean our job is done. bp's still here, and we're still committed to seeing this through. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed
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when citizens united removed the corporate ban on federal election spending, the states followed. every state reverted back to the wild, wild west of rich guys and corporates buying the government they preferred. every single state in the union abandoned its own corporate spending regulations after citizens united except for one. except for montana. for 100 years,in limited how much corporates could spend the it's called the corrupt practices act. back in the early 1900s, montana was a mining baron'splayground. they would spent a thousands dollars to win the election official they wanted. they sponsored parades. they distributed free cigars. they gave out five dollar bills to win people's loyalty. they thought this was a lousy system, so they changed it. they passed the corrupt practices act in 1912. for 100 years it's been the years. when citizens united happened, they said it's still our law. this was about federal elections. this is about us. we know our history and we're sticking with the law we know we need. say hello to american tradition partnership. this is not an environm
when citizens united removed the corporate ban on federal election spending, the states followed. every state reverted back to the wild, wild west of rich guys and corporates buying the government they preferred. every single state in the union abandoned its own corporate spending regulations after citizens united except for one. except for montana. for 100 years,in limited how much corporates could spend the it's called the corrupt practices act. back in the early 1900s, montana was a mining...
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. >> it's across the united states. the university of california has shown through evidence by interviewing women from 2004 to 2009 that a lot made this decision based on sex -- >> which community is it? >> the immigrant community is one of the large ones that he looked at because of that -- >> anyone else involved in this to your knowledge besides asian women that come to the united states that bring their culture with them? any evidence beyond that community? >> well, you talk about -- >> no, i want the answer to that question. do you have any evidence? >> yes, the national academy of science did a study from the last census and they found there is a deviation that shows more of the abortions occur and there is sex selection. so i think at the national academy of science shows that evidence strongly been. >> but you don't have any evidence of cases if you were going to court. you wouldn't have cases would you? you're talking about a law here. my problem is this. you don't want to punish the woman, you want to punish t
. >> it's across the united states. the university of california has shown through evidence by interviewing women from 2004 to 2009 that a lot made this decision based on sex -- >> which community is it? >> the immigrant community is one of the large ones that he looked at because of that -- >> anyone else involved in this to your knowledge besides asian women that come to the united states that bring their culture with them? any evidence beyond that community? >>...
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up next, just five living members of the president of the united states. it's called the presidents' club. they actually get together. it's interesting how they do interact and we're going to get this story. what are they like when they get together, and what do they think of each other? do they help each other, do they like each other? these are all guys retired from politics, more or less. this is "hardball." i'm freaking out man. why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's her dad. the general's your soul mate? dude what? no, no, no. he's, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't worry. e-trade's got a totally new investing dashboard. everything is on one page, your investments, quotes, research... it's like the buffet last night. whatever helps you understand man. i'm watching you. oh yeah? well i'm watching you, watching him. [ male announcer ] try the new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets y
up next, just five living members of the president of the united states. it's called the presidents' club. they actually get together. it's interesting how they do interact and we're going to get this story. what are they like when they get together, and what do they think of each other? do they help each other, do they like each other? these are all guys retired from politics, more or less. this is "hardball." i'm freaking out man. why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's...
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bush, republican candidate for president of the united states. i'm governor of our nation's second largest state which is bigger than every other state except one. welcome to presidential bash 2000 a celebration of the first political satire of the first 25 years of saturday night live. >> great obama mask. >> yeah. well, who is that under there? >> i just wanted to let the american people know that -- live from new york, it's saturday night! >> in fact, every candidate who has won the presidency in this country has done "saturday night live" so not doing it will take its place on mitt romney's now very long list of mistakes on his way to losing this presidential election. oh, and mitt, letterman doesn't hate you because you do lien o. you've given him much better reasons than that. [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward
bush, republican candidate for president of the united states. i'm governor of our nation's second largest state which is bigger than every other state except one. welcome to presidential bash 2000 a celebration of the first political satire of the first 25 years of saturday night live. >> great obama mask. >> yeah. well, who is that under there? >> i just wanted to let the american people know that -- live from new york, it's saturday night! >> in fact, every candidate...
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i don't think he understands the constitution of the united states. you don't say, you'll get your chance. and secondly, done der the rules of the debate, there will be no questioning of one candidate by the other. he subscribed to that yet he's a litter ralist when it comes to the constitution. your thoughts, james? >> if mitt romney were the president and barack obama were the challenger and these roles were reversed and obama treated romney, the president, in this construct the way he was treated, you would have heard an outcry from coast to coast and you would never, ever hear the end of it. it is rude, it's inexcusable. i think it's a very, very sad day when the presidency, which has been under fire since nixon, and particularly this president can be treated this way by someone who is an american citizen. >> yeah. well, i think it's a lack of difference. i thought in the first debate he covered up his deference but through it all he looked down as a person. and none of it good. your thoughts on that? i don't think he respects the president as a p
i don't think he understands the constitution of the united states. you don't say, you'll get your chance. and secondly, done der the rules of the debate, there will be no questioning of one candidate by the other. he subscribed to that yet he's a litter ralist when it comes to the constitution. your thoughts, james? >> if mitt romney were the president and barack obama were the challenger and these roles were reversed and obama treated romney, the president, in this construct the way he...
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the president of the united states tweeted it's election day in wisconsin tomorrow and i'm standing by tom barrett. he'd make an outstanding governor. going around the state this weekend i think it was fantastic that bill clinton was here on friday. going around the state, i did not hear one person say anything about the president being here. these people in this state are so focused. they are focused on both side. these people want something to happen politically because they know the job scene here nor this state is not what it could be. he's not been a uniter. he's been a divider. the race is too close to call at this point. scott walker is already getting his excuses ready. he raised the idea of voter fraud to a conservative weekly standard magazine. he said you probably have to win with 53% of the vote to account for fraud, one or two points potentially. he also went on fox news today and hit the latest republican talking point about president obama not showing up in wisconsin. >> what do you think of barack obama has not been here? >> i think it's interesting for all the hype. pr
the president of the united states tweeted it's election day in wisconsin tomorrow and i'm standing by tom barrett. he'd make an outstanding governor. going around the state this weekend i think it was fantastic that bill clinton was here on friday. going around the state, i did not hear one person say anything about the president being here. these people in this state are so focused. they are focused on both side. these people want something to happen politically because they know the job...
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but today, let's look what's happening in the united states. some people are telling -- >> we're going to have to -- >> don't vote because he's secretly a muslim. is there a war >> we're going to continue this discussion on our website. rula, thank you for joining me tonight. "the ed show" is up next. stay with us and watched this online. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. thank you for joining us. we have breaking news off the top tonight. i think this may be one of the biggest turns of the campaign. today a recording of mitt romney at a private fundraiser has surfaced. it reveals his frank, candid opinion of nearly half of the american population. it was recorded without romney's knowledge. and it was provided to a magazine as well as nbc news's own michael isikoff. here's part of the tape. >> romney didn't know that was being recorded. he was speaking to donors. the romney campaign has responded tonight. mitt romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy as he has made known all year
but today, let's look what's happening in the united states. some people are telling -- >> we're going to have to -- >> don't vote because he's secretly a muslim. is there a war >> we're going to continue this discussion on our website. rula, thank you for joining me tonight. "the ed show" is up next. stay with us and watched this online. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. thank you for joining us. we have...
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. >> that's true, just like other states in the united states of america allows concealed weapons, too. >> i think you guys are flipped out. are you one of these guys that thinks everybody should walk into a restaurant armed? >> no. not at all. >> some people won't go to certain hotels unless they allow them in for a gun. unless they pack, they won't let them in to have a meal. this is long branch stuff. i grew up watching matt dillon, but thank god i didn't live in that town. >> i'm on the task force the governor appointed because my experience of the general law in using justifiable law in defending yourself, and that's what you call the standç your ground law is about. it's not about guns, it's about what circumstances are you allowed to use deadly force or whatever else. >> you said it wasn't about guns. in the trayvon martin case, i don't know what would have happened. >> what if he had a sword, what if he had another knife? he could have used deadly force in an appropriate or inappropriate way. the twask of the law was to -- tlou the issue of the right to bare arms because when
. >> that's true, just like other states in the united states of america allows concealed weapons, too. >> i think you guys are flipped out. are you one of these guys that thinks everybody should walk into a restaurant armed? >> no. not at all. >> some people won't go to certain hotels unless they allow them in for a gun. unless they pack, they won't let them in to have a meal. this is long branch stuff. i grew up watching matt dillon, but thank god i didn't live in that...
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maybe this is why romney's returns list the united states of america as a foreign country. you can understand the confusion. romney's blind trust investments also raised eyebrows. romney himself has called a blind trust an age-old rouge. instead, you can give a blind trust rules. but in his 2011 returns, romney didn't have many rules about chinese investments. mitt romney all along has been the candidate who says president obama did not stand up to china. e romney has railed against cho china's trade tactics. >> my own view on the relationship with china is this. china is stealing our patents, our designs, know-how, brand names. they are hacking into our computers steeling information from not only corporate computers but government computers and manipulating their currency. for those who don't understand the impact of that, i have seen it. i have seen it. >> tough talk, right? none of these things stopped romney from allowing chinese investments into his portfolio. his returns show the romney family owning shares of a chinese oil company. romney dumped the shares this summ
maybe this is why romney's returns list the united states of america as a foreign country. you can understand the confusion. romney's blind trust investments also raised eyebrows. romney himself has called a blind trust an age-old rouge. instead, you can give a blind trust rules. but in his 2011 returns, romney didn't have many rules about chinese investments. mitt romney all along has been the candidate who says president obama did not stand up to china. e romney has railed against cho china's...
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thank you, sister. . >>> how democrats win control of the united states senate.ç john testa coming up next. this is "hardball." great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> in the four years sips the last presidential campaign, americans have gotten more conservative on gun rights and more liberal on gay marriage. take a look at newt poll from pew. it finds that 49% of americans say it's more important for the right to bear ar
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one of the questions was who is the present vice president of the united states? >> oh, god. >> oh, this is bad. i just read an article. >> joe biden. >> i don't know anything about politics, so i don't know. >> joe biden. >> joe biden. >> i don't know. i'm blanking. >> joe biden. >> world peace. >> world peace? anyway, one of the contestants was a catch-all question, about the mixed results during the competition last night, thanks to arsenio hall. let's watch. >> how do you explain so many of them not knowing this answer? >> well, i have to say i went through that process about 4:00 in the morning, and i'm very tired, and i think a lot of the girls just answered the question, they weren't very positive, but they really do know who the vice president is. it was just a really long day. it was like midnight. >> who is it, by the way? >> biden. biden! >> okay. they were up late. >> that earned her a lot of applause. that reminds me of jay walking and i guess ignorance is bliss. virginia governor bob mcdonnell is a potential vp for might romney, but yesterday he foun
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what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the issue. you had -- we were arguing in the counterterrorism shop, had you to elevate al qaeda at the expense of other issues on the foreign policy agenda. as michael said, they came into office with the view of terrorism as a prism through state sponsorship and iraq in particular. in the days after 9/11, there were plenty of conversations saying, are you sure iraq wasn't involved in it? it got to the point where we had to write a memo to the president saying, we analyze the information. iraq was not behind this attack. >> well, we're going to be digging through this for the rest of our lives. thank
what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the...
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romney has repeatedly accused the president of the united states of leading from behind. as president, romney says that he would take a different approach to solve conflict in the middle east. he would do nothing. back in may speaking to the same group of donors at the private fundrais fundraiser, romney dismissed prospects for peace between israel and the palestinians. >> joining me tonight political analyst richard wolf. he studied foreign policy. the white house says that romney is offering the wrong approach. a top diplomat told bloomberg news that romney shows complete ignorance of facts and realities. but kick the ball down the field, doesn't this fly in the face of all of the criticism that romney has thrown at president obama? unpack if for us. >> i'm not a psychologist, but i think this is what they call projects. you say the other person is doing something, but really that's what you intend. american leadership in the world is absolutely critical. if you believe, and this is the romney position, this is the republican position, that actually this president has b
romney has repeatedly accused the president of the united states of leading from behind. as president, romney says that he would take a different approach to solve conflict in the middle east. he would do nothing. back in may speaking to the same group of donors at the private fundrais fundraiser, romney dismissed prospects for peace between israel and the palestinians. >> joining me tonight political analyst richard wolf. he studied foreign policy. the white house says that romney is...
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we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that barack obama joins his fellow presidents here, children will look up and ask their parents, what was that like? how did it feel? and we will say, each of us in our own way, that this event that happened in our time made
we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that barack obama joins his fellow presidents here, children will look up and ask their parents, what was that like? how did it feel? and we will say, each of us in our own way, that this event that happened in our time made
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with those who were at that time attacking the united states. by early this morning, after it became clear that a u.s. ambassador named christopher stevens had been killed in libya, after it became clear that mr. romney's timeline of events in egypt was completely wrong, the republican presidential nominee took to the podium and he did not walk back his initial remarks. he decided to double down on them. >> the statement that came from the administration, and the embassy is the administration, the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to apology, and i think was a severe miscalculation. the statements were inappropriate. and in my view, a disgraceful statement on the part of our administration to apologize for american values. >> "a part of the u.s. government was under attack." mitt romney responded while the attack was still going on, to attack that same part of the u.s. government. called the actions of embassy personnel in egypt, "disgraceful." just like in previous situations, some of the harshest critici
with those who were at that time attacking the united states. by early this morning, after it became clear that a u.s. ambassador named christopher stevens had been killed in libya, after it became clear that mr. romney's timeline of events in egypt was completely wrong, the republican presidential nominee took to the podium and he did not walk back his initial remarks. he decided to double down on them. >> the statement that came from the administration, and the embassy is the...
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even in the united states, right now, there are thousands of hiv positive americans on waiting lists for treatment. on waiting lists for what is called the aids drug assistance programs, programs that don't have enough money to get hiv treatment to americans who need it. in this country, in 2012. without adequate treatment and health care, hiv can be a chronic, manageable condition. and that's how we think of it. even though around the world not everyone is there yet. but the reason aids can be a product manageable condition, the reason it's possible to imagine it ending, the reason ending it is within even reach now,
even in the united states, right now, there are thousands of hiv positive americans on waiting lists for treatment. on waiting lists for what is called the aids drug assistance programs, programs that don't have enough money to get hiv treatment to americans who need it. in this country, in 2012. without adequate treatment and health care, hiv can be a chronic, manageable condition. and that's how we think of it. even though around the world not everyone is there yet. but the reason aids can be...
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states military plane to go back to the united states. >> because it all comes down to whether or not we're willing to use enough political capital to say that human rights are the priority, not just -- >> what is our leverage on the people's republic of china to get this guy out of the country? >> it continues to be the diplomatic issue of them holding this man. we didn't make the to priority for asylum that it should have been. >> what is our leverage, what is our power on this situation. we all know we want him out, we would like to give him his freedom, and all of the chinese people to have freedom. what is our leverage when we're in a country that's a host country, we're surrounded by the red army, what leverage do we have? >> we have diplomatic leverage. >> what is that? >> all of the high level people from china, i have introduced a big that will hold the people in china responsible that do the forced abortions. >> how do we tell the chinese to stop having forced abortions. >> let me finish, chen guangcheng, the reason he has been treated so harshly, is he exposed that forced a
states military plane to go back to the united states. >> because it all comes down to whether or not we're willing to use enough political capital to say that human rights are the priority, not just -- >> what is our leverage on the people's republic of china to get this guy out of the country? >> it continues to be the diplomatic issue of them holding this man. we didn't make the to priority for asylum that it should have been. >> what is our leverage, what is our...
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is that going to be okay with the united states? it's probably not going to be okay with the united states. who knows. everybody would understand that this is not going to be okay. given this company and their history and their intentions here. the only people who would not understand that not going through, the only people not understanding that being kiboshed are the people invested in cnooc, people invested in this company that calls itself a weapon. one of the investors in cnooc happens to be running for president of the united states. guess who it is? if you guessed gary johnson, no. it's not virgil goode. it would be mitt romney. he's an investor in this chinese-owned oil company. or at least he was. his tax returns just released on friday showed seven months after it was reported this company was doing this huge deal with iran, nobody is supposed to be doing energy deals with iran, it was not a secret, seven months after mitt romney invested in that company doing business with iran. and then he invested some more with then. t
is that going to be okay with the united states? it's probably not going to be okay with the united states. who knows. everybody would understand that this is not going to be okay. given this company and their history and their intentions here. the only people who would not understand that not going through, the only people not understanding that being kiboshed are the people invested in cnooc, people invested in this company that calls itself a weapon. one of the investors in cnooc happens to...
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we don't do that in the united states. it's not the role of government. and frankly, anyone in an embassy -- and you can see how poorly it worked out, by the way. it didn't make anyone safer when that statement was issued. >> let me ask you something about this, lawrence. i think one of the things that's somewhat confusing to me when i hear some of these arguments is that i don't -- the obama administration continued for -- brought us out of the war in iraq, but did the surges in afghanistan, although it's beginning to draw that war down. they significantly stepped up drone attacks in pakistan and in afghanistan. they did end up killing not just a large slew of al qaeda number twos, but also in the end, osama bin laden. it feels strange to say, or it feels -- it's hard for me to see this as sort of an apologetic approach to the war on terror. >> what a lot of people are referring to is the cairo speech that president obama launched his reset with the islamic world with. that speech was a disaster, and it was wrong. and what you're saying, gaving president
we don't do that in the united states. it's not the role of government. and frankly, anyone in an embassy -- and you can see how poorly it worked out, by the way. it didn't make anyone safer when that statement was issued. >> let me ask you something about this, lawrence. i think one of the things that's somewhat confusing to me when i hear some of these arguments is that i don't -- the obama administration continued for -- brought us out of the war in iraq, but did the surges in...
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this guy wants to be president of the united states. he takes a morsel of information off the internet. it's totally not checked out. not resourced. he's willing to use it in front of people. this is the most reckless example we have seen of how he would operate. he simply is not qualified to have the responsibility of the presidency and operate in the oval office. great to have you with us. ted strickland of ohio and congressman tim ryan with us. thank you so much. remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts on twitter @edshow and also on facebook. >>> coming up, the war of words. find out why a big endorsement is driving the republicans absolutely crazy tonight. i'll share their shocking reactions with you when we come back. >>> take us to break, meat loaf. ♪ keys, keys, keys, keys, keys. ♪ well, he's not very handsome ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced keyless technology. control e
this guy wants to be president of the united states. he takes a morsel of information off the internet. it's totally not checked out. not resourced. he's willing to use it in front of people. this is the most reckless example we have seen of how he would operate. he simply is not qualified to have the responsibility of the presidency and operate in the oval office. great to have you with us. ted strickland of ohio and congressman tim ryan with us. thank you so much. remember to answer tonight's...
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that's the beauty of the united states of america. but the guy's got no record to run on. >> joining me now, mayor michael nutter of gulf and the vice president of the national education association. why did you choose to go out there today and why are you not happy with mitt romney's illustrious record on education? >> martin, he doesn't have a record and the record that he wants to run on is a pretty bad one. we know that when mitt romney was governor, prince, the students in his state of massachusetts, from fiscal year '03 to '04 had the second largers per pupil cut in the united states of the. the fund mbls of what he talked about today,er second greater knows that having fewer students in the class is going to be better for that student, you'll get better attention from your teachers, specialized kind of services that elementary school students need to perform at a high level in a classroom. so i mean, i have no idea what he's talking about. and if you want to come to philadelphia and talk about education, or if you want to talk
that's the beauty of the united states of america. but the guy's got no record to run on. >> joining me now, mayor michael nutter of gulf and the vice president of the national education association. why did you choose to go out there today and why are you not happy with mitt romney's illustrious record on education? >> martin, he doesn't have a record and the record that he wants to run on is a pretty bad one. we know that when mitt romney was governor, prince, the students in his...
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listening to the president today, i got the clear impression that we, the united states, is doing everything we can to avoid another shooting war in the islamic world. if we get into such a war by bombing iran or working with israel in such an active war, there could be consequences that are impossible to see, but hezbollah could gain a mass against us, the monarchy in jordan tottering, the government in libya toppling on the islamic side. war and peace. that's how the president laid it out today, and we need to talk about it with nbc's andrea mitchell and david korn of mother jones, author of a great new book "showdown." olympic games, i used that term because that was the code word for the george w. bush administration's plan to stabilize, disrupt and krip pel the iranian nuclear program by basically hacking into it. >> cyber war. >> cyber war. >> because the iranian nuclear program is not on the internet, this required having an agent insert a fund drive, and as david describes in his book, confront and conceal, it was actually inserting mechanisms into the secentrifuges in iran, and over
listening to the president today, i got the clear impression that we, the united states, is doing everything we can to avoid another shooting war in the islamic world. if we get into such a war by bombing iran or working with israel in such an active war, there could be consequences that are impossible to see, but hezbollah could gain a mass against us, the monarchy in jordan tottering, the government in libya toppling on the islamic side. war and peace. that's how the president laid it out...
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we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that
we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that
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he's the president of the united states and no doctor, no nurse, nobody's come forward saying i delivered that beautiful baby. >> first of all, i haven't seen it. i'm looking at that. i'll look at it later. i don't need to look at your copy. >> let's turn to host of new york city inside city hall and james peterson with us tonight. gentlemen, let's have a discussion about this. we know this dog and pony show about a birth certificate has been going on since the day barack obama was sworn in and people like donald trump won't let it go. it's well-documented the president is a american citizen. it was settled a long time ago. romney won't distance himself from it. what should romney do? >> i almost have a little sympathy for romney. he's trying to raise money and reach people. he's trying to do what candidates are supposed too. here you have this guy who is just addicted to these kind of side show antics. it's pure show biz. donald trump is a smart guy. he likes to see people spin around and to be the cause of it. he's just stealing the spotlight from his candidate. i don't know if he knows
he's the president of the united states and no doctor, no nurse, nobody's come forward saying i delivered that beautiful baby. >> first of all, i haven't seen it. i'm looking at that. i'll look at it later. i don't need to look at your copy. >> let's turn to host of new york city inside city hall and james peterson with us tonight. gentlemen, let's have a discussion about this. we know this dog and pony show about a birth certificate has been going on since the day barack obama was...
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states. and as a giant mizzen masted square rigged ship to the nazis.
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the guy the white house says today, that the united states has just killed. >> i can tell you that our intelligence community has intelligence that leads them to believe thattal cade e thatta q leader, is dead. i can't get into details of how his death was brought about. but i can tell you that he served as al qaeda's general manager, responsible for overseeing groups day-to-day operations in the tribal areas of pakistan. and he managed outreach to al qaeda's regional affiliates. there is no now clear successor to take on the breadth of his responsibilities. >> now, the caveat here is that this is not the first time this guy has been reported dead. but if, in fact, if intelligence the bourn out and they killed the second in command, the operational chief 069 whole organization, then it is not overstating the case to call this announcement today a major, majoral qaeda. >>> this is a big deal. >>> and 52 u.s. senators recorded "yes" votes concerning the "paycheck fairness act" extending protections for women who are paid less than men for performing the same work. 52 senators voted yes.
the guy the white house says today, that the united states has just killed. >> i can tell you that our intelligence community has intelligence that leads them to believe thattal cade e thatta q leader, is dead. i can't get into details of how his death was brought about. but i can tell you that he served as al qaeda's general manager, responsible for overseeing groups day-to-day operations in the tribal areas of pakistan. and he managed outreach to al qaeda's regional affiliates. there is...
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it's the largest form of entertainment in these united states. roger talks a good game about being concerned but at the same time he wants it to be an 18-game season. he wants to make the seasons longer. it makes him not an honest broker when we talk about player safety. he's trying to stone wall the 1,500 players that are doing the class action lawsuit. if he was serious is he would impanel a team of neurologists so we can get some true answers, not just for nfl players but for children as young as five years old who play in tackle football leagues so we know without a shadow of a doubt what the real risk factors are in playing tackle football. >> all right. all very interesting. we'll stay on top of this. thanks so much for joining us. >>> coming up, mitt romney pins a letter to the president on the eve of his campaign kickoff. the governor couldn't get through a paragraphs without lying. stay with us. recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some people. so did the country that cam
it's the largest form of entertainment in these united states. roger talks a good game about being concerned but at the same time he wants it to be an 18-game season. he wants to make the seasons longer. it makes him not an honest broker when we talk about player safety. he's trying to stone wall the 1,500 players that are doing the class action lawsuit. if he was serious is he would impanel a team of neurologists so we can get some true answers, not just for nfl players but for children as...
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and the cooperation from the president of the united states has been outstanding. he deserves great credit. >> mitt romney, on the other hand, cannot run from his declaration about fema during the campaign. >> every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it to the states, that's in the right direction. if you can send it to the private sector that's even better. we should take all of what we're doing and say what are the things we're doing that we don't have to do and that's what we have to stop doing. we're borrowing more this year than we're taking in. we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. it's simply immoral. >> all that we're doing with the federal government is what he said. today romney held a storm relief event in dayton, ohio, at the same site he planned to hold a campaign rally. the instinct to help people is always welcome. the red cross will be the first to say canned goods are not useful in a situation like this one. >> a lot of goods here. i know there's more comi
and the cooperation from the president of the united states has been outstanding. he deserves great credit. >> mitt romney, on the other hand, cannot run from his declaration about fema during the campaign. >> every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it to the states, that's in the right direction. if you can send it to the private sector that's even better. we should take all of what we're doing and say what are the things we're...
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it was the day he was inaugurated president of the united states. the general election has begun, the primary process is over. >> there's going to be a lot of volatility. this thing is going to get nasty. >> four years ago we were always worried such a bad climate for the republican party. >> barack obama, the worst president in history. >> why would i want him to succeed? >> america can't live for four more years with barack obama. >> they want to be able to say the obama administration has failed. >> they are the underdog. >> so many people are turned off by washington. >> this thing is going to get nasty. >> the attacks from the republican side are going to go too far and they're going to come back badly. >> yesterday what you saw was a cool -- >> if mitt romney was in the room right now, what would you say to him? >> hey, mitt. >> this country is fundamentally fair. >> michelle and i, we have been in your shoes, we didn't come from wealthy families. >> for the president to come out -- >> so many people are turned off by washington. >> there's go
it was the day he was inaugurated president of the united states. the general election has begun, the primary process is over. >> there's going to be a lot of volatility. this thing is going to get nasty. >> four years ago we were always worried such a bad climate for the republican party. >> barack obama, the worst president in history. >> why would i want him to succeed? >> america can't live for four more years with barack obama. >> they want to be able to...
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the truth about corey booker was that he was basically lived in two worlds to the united states and in the hall of fame he is developed nationally. all of these things. in the world of politics, he is. >> whether it was bain specifically or the investor class. i found this early. i have been covering him for ten years. in 2002 when he first ran for mayor, i was there and i thought this guy is the feature. this guy is really impressive and in a lot of ways he is. but the thing you find after a while is his biggest fans, the people that swear by him do not live in the city of newark. i think this -- >> that's interesting. >> this illustrates that tension now. >> he ran two years ago. he ran geps a guy who is now in jail. it was a nominal trivial campaign. he got less than 60% of the vote. despite having all the national celebrity. he is not beloved in new he is not beloved in new york. he is beloved among wealthy do nors. >> he is now a beloved figure for fox news. here is a comment by eric bowling earlier today. listen to this. >> it feels like the democrats are starting to get splinter
the truth about corey booker was that he was basically lived in two worlds to the united states and in the hall of fame he is developed nationally. all of these things. in the world of politics, he is. >> whether it was bain specifically or the investor class. i found this early. i have been covering him for ten years. in 2002 when he first ran for mayor, i was there and i thought this guy is the feature. this guy is really impressive and in a lot of ways he is. but the thing you find...
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they want to raise up this idea that we in the united states are religiously persecuted. i find that quite offensive because we have connections with people all around the world who are actually persecuted, so the catholic bishop saying they are suffering under this persecution from this administration, i think, is more fueled politically and is their effort to draw attention to what i understand is going to be quite a pr blitz that they're paying for. >> do you think they're all republican, the bishops? >> i don't know if they're all republican, but it sure seems they're speaking from the playbook to serve possibly as seizuurrogates for the republic party, i don't know, but they certainly are engaged in politics that seem much more aligned with the right. >> this challenge, pete williams, i want to get back to you on this, this is one heck of a challenge. we all grew up as catholics, i think we all did watching "man for all seasons," and age-old fights between the power of the church and the power of the state, and we always thought you could divide it the way jesus did
they want to raise up this idea that we in the united states are religiously persecuted. i find that quite offensive because we have connections with people all around the world who are actually persecuted, so the catholic bishop saying they are suffering under this persecution from this administration, i think, is more fueled politically and is their effort to draw attention to what i understand is going to be quite a pr blitz that they're paying for. >> do you think they're all...
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nothing terribly unusual in that resume for an attorney general of the united states. nothing unique. there is only one unique thing about eric holder as an attorney general of the united states. eric holder is the first and only african-american attorney general this country has ever had. that is what is unique about eric holder as an attorney general. he's black. and every person at the mitt romney fundraiser knew that, especially the old republican who knew all about the criminals, the convicted criminals that richard nixon had as attorneys general, and still insisted to mitt romney and everyone in that room that eric holder is the most corrupt attorney jernl that we've had in american history. how did eric holder get that label in that room with those rich republicans? did eric holder get that label by being attorney general while black? you don't want to think that. you want to think better of the people in that room. but there was nothing said in that room, not one word spoken in that room by anyone in that room, that indicates in any way, that those people are b
nothing terribly unusual in that resume for an attorney general of the united states. nothing unique. there is only one unique thing about eric holder as an attorney general of the united states. eric holder is the first and only african-american attorney general this country has ever had. that is what is unique about eric holder as an attorney general. he's black. and every person at the mitt romney fundraiser knew that, especially the old republican who knew all about the criminals, the...
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yesterday, the president of the united states who is he hanging out with? john glenn, pat summit, and what was mitt romney doing? hanging out with trump. i think joan was right with that visual of the big trump airplane, you expect him to put trump on the white house if he wins. >> you're so right, another parole of wisdom, the fact that trump is the godfather of birtherism now, but he has now romney as an accolade saying that president obama is an anchor baby. but really he isn't one of us. here is chuck todd asking mitt romney's campaign spokesperson andrea shaw about trump overshadowing romney yesterday. >> any regrets by the campaign of spending the day you clinch the nomination with donald trump? >> look, donald trump is a supporter. you know, governor romney midit clear they disagree on some issues. governor romney says he believes the president was born in the united states. he said it repeatedly, he thinks the issue is closed. >> you know, then let's lock at romney on monday what he said. i think what he said himself is more informative that what hi
yesterday, the president of the united states who is he hanging out with? john glenn, pat summit, and what was mitt romney doing? hanging out with trump. i think joan was right with that visual of the big trump airplane, you expect him to put trump on the white house if he wins. >> you're so right, another parole of wisdom, the fact that trump is the godfather of birtherism now, but he has now romney as an accolade saying that president obama is an anchor baby. but really he isn't one of...
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states are poor. when we give them an early start, when we give them pre-k education, we level the playing field for them. we make it -- there's proof about this. everybody knows this. so when ryan and romney say they are cutting them out, what they're really saying is that only some kids, not all kids, should get a chance for success. and what president clinton said yesterday in supporting the nomination of the re-election of barack obama, he said that our country succeeds when we are about all children. when we are about all workers. we see that when we say let's make sure that all kids get a great shot. that's what created a great middle class. and that's what we have to do in terms of the day-to-day work we do with the american voters. isn't it better to spend some money to ensure that all kids get a decent pre-k, get a shot at college, than spend three or four times as much on prison. >> george, how do we deal with the people not to the level of enthusiasm we want. 62% of registered republicans a
states are poor. when we give them an early start, when we give them pre-k education, we level the playing field for them. we make it -- there's proof about this. everybody knows this. so when ryan and romney say they are cutting them out, what they're really saying is that only some kids, not all kids, should get a chance for success. and what president clinton said yesterday in supporting the nomination of the re-election of barack obama, he said that our country succeeds when we are about...